THE BLOWS FROM OUTSIDE

2016

photo by Katerina Tamvaki
A MICROPHONE IS TREATED WITH HOT WAX DROPS AND EVENTUALLY SET ON FIRE… TSCHHH TSCHHH TUUUM TUM TUM GRRRRRRRRRRRRR SHAAAAA!!!

the mic is exposed
no armor to wear
facing the world
a punch in the chest
each touch is a mark
each flame is a trace
its body a map that accumulates
the sound it makes
a desperate cry
feeling all those blows
until when it dies